Huntsville gazette., 1887-05-21

ADvICEs by the steamer Zealandia from
Honolulu and Sydney, New South Wales.
which arrived in San Francisco on the
18th, say that the bodies Of eighty-five
victims Of the Bulli colliery disaster have
been recovered
ABOUT thirty shanties and their con.
tents in the Chinese quarter of Fresno.
Cal, were destroyed by fire on the even.
ing OF the 18th. The fire originated in {
dance-house through the upsesting of q
lighted lamp. Loss, So 900; little lrsur.
ance.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY MAYNARD has de
cided that it is violation of the law
against importing labor und er contract tc
hire persons residing in Drummondville
Can, to work in this country, and who
cross the suspension bridge morning and
night going 20 and returning from their
work fa~rsss ..s 4.
THE lot inclosed south Of the White
House for the big Washington drill is
hve-eighths of mile in circumferen ce
The adjoining camp, in which the militia
will be sheltered, will contain 1,5O(
tents. Besides the Eureka Springs
Guards, of Arkansas, the battalion
from the First regiment of Illinois and
Company G of the First regiment of Kan
sas have withdrawn their entries and
will not go to Washington. Counting
out all of sthe Withdrawals, about eighty
seven organizations have entered and are
expected to be in camp.
PARTIES engaged in oil production in
the Lima (O) district are preparing to
organize as a rival to the Standard Oil
Company.
ACCORDING to official reports to the Brit
ish Government at London, a veritable
bonanza of hidden treasure has been
unearthed in India. where it had been Sc
creted by native officials.
ARCHBISHOP CORRIGAN says: ''The Pope
does not interfere in matters of politics,
unless the government interferes in mat
ters of conscience, and has warned all
bishops that they must be obedient to the
government under which they are.'
The AttorneyGeneral of Iowa has Off.
cially advised sheriffs and other State Of
ficers that when engaged in enforcing the
Prohibitory law, they have the right-of-
way and are to pay no attention to the in
terference of federal authorities.
1T is learned that the trustees of the
Ohio State University have made propo.
sition to ex-President Hayes to take the
presidency of the university, and strong
effort is beng made to get him to accept
IT is reported that the Bul garian re
gents are meditating proclamation an
nouncing King Charles of Roumania as
prince of Bulgaria, thus virtual making
of the Danubian Balkan provinces one
kingdom, Roumania having, it is said, con-
sented to the scheme.
A TELEGRAM receive at the Navy De
partment recently stated that Lieutenant
Schwenk had accidentally shot himself
while on duty as officer of the watch on
the Alert. Mail advices received ON the
10th put a more serious light on the mat
ter. While on duty on the vessel he
stopped to pick up a revolver, which prov
ed to have been tied in such manner
that when lifted a bowline slipped
over the trigger, causing discharge.
Commander Graham reports that there
can be no doubt that there was plan to
assassinate some officer of the vessel, and
that he has ordered a searching inves tiga-
ton. Lieutenant Schwenk was seriou sly
wounded in his left wrist, and blood
poisoning is feared.